Withania somnifera(Ashwagandha)

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), also known as Indian Ginseng, has a wide range of health benefits, including its ability to fight cancer and diabetes, as well as effectiveness against inflammation, arthritis, asthma, hypertension, stress, and rheumatism. Furthermore, it boosts the supply of antioxidants and regulates the immune system. It also has antibacterial and anticonvulsant properties. Ashwagandha is also useful for men as a remedy for infertility and erectile dysfunction. In Sanskrit, it is known by the name Ashwagandha, which means the odor of a horse. It is named so because of the odor of horse sweat that the roots seem to emanate.

Ashwagandha has had a great significance in Oriental medical schools of thought, especially in the ancient Indian system of medicine, Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine, for many centuries. It had also been used by the Native Americans and Africans in an effort to keep away several types of infections.